The Journal.
Reflections on the body, the nervous system, seasonal living, and the quiet work of becoming your own compass.
Words I banned so I could heal my life
On banned words, kinder translations, and the toxins no liver can clear. The list itself, what unkind self-talk does to a body, and what I say instead.
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My work obsession is not my fault. It's my genes'.
On a three week spiral, genetic testing, and the difference between fault and responsibility. What a DNA test taught me about my own wiring, and why that is only five per cent of the story.
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My carnivore confession
On failed experiments, two extra kilos, and why the body answers to fit, not force. A naturopath's honest account of three weeks on carnivore, and what happened when she stopped forcing it.
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Who is the captain of your ship?
On AI, self-knowledge, and the only system that never goes down — a reflection on what happens when the data becomes the authority, and why you are still the most sophisticated technology in the room.
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When things fall apart, follow the sardines.
On adaptability, metabolic flexibility, and a three-day sardine fast that changed everything. A personal essay on what the body knows when the plan falls apart.
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Fasting, longevity, and the question beneath it all.
On turning 45, David Sinclair, my mother's forty-year rash, and why the deepest longevity question is not how to live forever, but how to live well now.
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What's in my pantry?
A look inside my kitchen and the grains, fermented foods, condiments, and simple ingredients that make healthy cooking effortless.
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When the body does not feel safe.
A personal reflection on how the body carries survival memories across generations — and why behaviours that look like food cravings are often rooted in deeper nervous-system responses.
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When knowing better doesn't make change easier.
A seasonal reflection on why change can feel harder than it should — and how working with the nervous system, rhythm, and gentleness supports more sustainable transformation than willpower ever could.
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Coming home to them, coming home to me.
December always arrives with equal parts sparkle and pressure. A season that invites us to gather, to soften, to celebrate — and sometimes to revisit family patterns that quietly shape who we become.
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Love, pray, eat — in this order.
A reflection on reverence for food, the people who grow it, and the quiet practice of gratitude at the start of every meal — written in the week before Thanksgiving.
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The sweet lesson at the playground.
A small moment with my five-year-old at the swings — and what it taught me about dopamine, sugar, and the quiet work of teaching children how to feel well.
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Unlock the power of self-awareness, self-compassion, and a growth mindset
To transform your health, reduce stress, and boost creativity, productivity and happiness.
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Stress — recognising when it's bad.
What stress actually is in the body, why we have learned to call decades-long depletion "normal," and the practical levers that genuinely move the needle.
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